Pierre de Foix le jeune
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His Eminence Pierre de Foix |
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| Cardinal Bishop of Vannes | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Vannes |
| In office | 1476-1490 |
| Predecessor | Amalric de la Motte d’Acigné |
| Successor | Amanieu d'Albret |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of San Sisto |
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| Created Cardinal | 18 December 1476 by Sixtus IV |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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February 7, 1449 Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Died | August 10, 1490 (aged 41) |
| Nationality | French |
| Previous post |
Bishop of Aire (1475-1476) Administrator of Aire (1476-1490) Administrator of Bayonne (1484-1490) Administrator of Palermo (1485-1490) Administrator of Malta (1489-1490) |
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Peter of Foix the Younger (Fr.: Pierre de Foix, le jeune) (1449–1490) (called the Cardinal of Foix) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Pierre de Foix was born in Pau on February 7, 1449, the son of Gaston IV, Count of Foix, and his wife Eleanor of Navarre. He was the nephew of Louis XI of France and the grand-nephew of Cardinal Pierre de Foix, le vieux.
He studied at Paris and then at the University of Ferrara, from which he studied under Felino Maria Sandeo in the course of receiving a doctorate in law.
After graduation, he traveled to Rome, where he delivered an oration before Pope Paul II and the College of Cardinals. He joined the Order of the Friars Minor at this time. The pope made him a protonotary apostolic.
On May 17, 1475, he was elected Bishop of Vannes.Pope Sixtus IV confirmed his appointment on March 11, 1476 and Foix subsequently occupied this see until his death. On July 31, 1475, he was also named Bishop of Aire.
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